‘What is that?’ Space junk seen flying over California

Mysterious lights were seen in the sky over Sacramento, California. Obsolete equipment discarded by the International Space Station in 2020 re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere causing the space junk to be seen burning over Northern California.

According to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, more than 200 pieces of space junk re-enter the atmosphere every year, though the majority fall into the ocean unseen.